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Diagnosis: Standards

Commons · Question 27467 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) future proof diagnostic systems and (b) improve access to subtype diagnoses in systems.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 4 Feb 2025

The Darzi Report highlights the significant underinvestment of capital in the National Health Service, with outdated scanners, too little automation, and a failure to enter the digital era. Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the...